Acronicta hamamelis Guenée, 1852 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Acronicta hamamelis Guenée, 1852
Acronicta hamamelis is a noctuid moth found in parts of Canada and the US, whose larvae eat witch-hazel.
Acronicta hamamelis Guenée, 1852, commonly known as the witch hazel dagger moth or the puzzling dagger moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. The species was first formally described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is distributed in Canada, specifically in the regions of Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Ontario, and in parts of the United States, including the state of Maryland. The larvae of this moth feed on witch-hazel.
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Narthecophora pulverea Smith, 1900
Stretchia muricina Grote, 1876
Hyppa contrasta McDunnough, 1946
Properigea albimacula Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
Panthea acronyctoides Walker, 1861
Ichneutica insignis
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